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Fusicoccin-A, a small molecule produced by a certain strain of fungus repaired damaged axons in culture.

Study suggests soldiers with an abnormal cortisol level prior to experiencing stressful combat situations are more likely to develop PTSD.

Latest study from the Autism Speaks MSSNG program identifies 18 new autism-linked genes, deepening understanding of autism’s broad spectrum.

Researchers from the Charité University of Medicine, Berlin, have discovered a new way of developing opioid painkillers without the dangerous side-effects.

The Brain Prize (€1m) has been awarded to three researchers based in the UK, Peter Dayan, Ray Dolan and Wolfram Schultz. Their independent research has led to a key understanding of the mechanisms in the brain that lead to compulsive gambling, drug addiction and alcoholism.

The stem cell derived neuronal networks offer a promising alternative to mouse bioassay models of botulinum neurotoxins.

New research has identified sections of DNA associated with altered regulation of gene expression underlying schizophrenia.

Three-dimensional structures of amyloid fibrils on Staphylococcus aureus were obtained using x-ray microcrystallography. These fibrils are thought to be how Staphylococcus aureus attacks cells.

UK scientists describe link between high blood glucose levels and glycation of MIF, an enzyme involved in the glial immune response to the fibrillary tangles characteristic of Alzheimer's Disease.

New family of drugs kill parasitic worms that infect 500million people globally.